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It's one of England's
most renowned banks,
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and its supposedly
theft-proof.
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There's a reason as to why
it's never been attempted.
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It's down deep
in the basement.
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It's completely designed
to be impregnable.
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Then, a thief,
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inspired by a Sherlock Holmes mystery,
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attempts something outrageous.
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His plan, on the surface,
seems crazy.
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The way they did it,
the way they tunneled in...
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It's an amazing piece
of engineering.
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Digging
through eight tons of dirt,
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they're confident
they'll hit their own payday.
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And then,
everything starts to go wrong.
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The tunnel could collapse,
and they could be trapped.
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And they've got
no ventilation at all.
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And they think,
"It's gonna kill us."
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♪ ♪
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The masterminds
behind every great heist
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see what most people don't.
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Risking everything to pull off
the score of a lifetime,
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it takes a bold plan,
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the right team,
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and the skill to stay
one step ahead of the law.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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The safe deposit boxes here
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at the Baker Street branch
of Lloyds Bank,
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where London's
rich and powerful
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stash their wealth
and their secrets.
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It's a tantalizing target
for the right set of thieves.
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And in '70s Britain, the number
of bold thieves is growing.
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The early '70s
have been described
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as the hangover
after the swinging '60s.
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Unemployment was up.
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Economic growth was down.
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More so than ever,
through popular culture,
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through media,
people were being exposed
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to the high life,
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to those with power
and with wealth.
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But yet, there were
very few opportunities
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to achieve such wealth
through legitimate means.
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So you're seeing a breed
of developing criminals,
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criminals
who are learning skills.
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These aren't people who
just rob people in the street.
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These are people
who are organized,
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working out
how to do the big heists.
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♪ ♪
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The London underworld
had been looking
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at the Lloyds Bank
for some time.
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They knew there were
lots of high value items
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in this subterranean vault
they would've loved to get at.
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Lloyds Bank actively
advertises to elite customers,
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like celebrities
and politicians.
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There's gold.
There's jewels.
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There's all this wealth
that's there
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in these safety deposit boxes.
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There's a very good reason
why Lloyds Bank
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is such a compelling target,
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but there's actually
an even better reason
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as to why
it's never been attempted.
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The Lloyds Bank
on Baker Street
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is probably one
of the most secure banks
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in England,
let alone London.
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It's completely designed
to be impregnable.
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And virtually no other bank
had a vault like this.
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Its bomb-proof door
weighs five tons.
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Its steel reinforced concrete
walls are three feet thick.
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And its
1,000 safe deposit boxes
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require two keys to open.
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And then,
there's the alarms.
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There's also tremor alarms
all around the vault,
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so if anyone were
to try and jackhammer
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or force their way in,
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then they're going
to trigger these alarms
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very quickly
and get caught.
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So this is like
the Fort Knox of banks.
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It's almost guaranteed
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that any kind of bank robbery
would be foiled
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before they can even get
to the vault door.
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However, there was
one criminal mastermind
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who decided that
he was up for the challenge.
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Well, Anthony Gavin,
on the surface,
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looks a fairly ordinary
kind of bloke
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rather than a serious criminal.
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He's born in a suburb
of North London about 1933.
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He'd had training
in the royal fusiliers
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in the British army.
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We know that he was,
therefore, disciplined,
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intelligent.
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And he knew the importance
of teamwork.
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Anthony Gavin
is a tough guy.
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He's somebody
who will get things done.
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And he's also someone
who is looking
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for that big hit
that will make him rich.
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He looks outside the box
for inspiration
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and finds it
someplace surprising:
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"The Adventures
of Sherlock Holmes."
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Tony Gavin,
like a lot of people,
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is a fan of
the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
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Sherlock Holmes,
another famous resident
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of Baker Street,
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was involved
in an adventure
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called "The Red-Headed League."
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In it, a gang tunneled
into a bank
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from a neighboring building.
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In this way,
a Sherlock Holmes story
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becomes a real-life inspiration
to rob a bank.
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But he's going
to rewrite the ending.
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Gavin's Holmes-inspired plan
isn't simple.
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He needs to map a tunnel path
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to a spot precisely
below the vault.
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He needs experts
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with the right know-how
to dig the tunnel.
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He needs someone smart enough
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to disable the series
of sophisticated alarms.
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What he needs is a team.
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Anthony Gavin is particularly
good at organizing.
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He could bring
all these things together.
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He could get the equipment.
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He knew how to get people
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to the right place
at the right time.
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Anthony Gavin
has got a great plan,
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but he knows
he can't do it alone.
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He needs other people
to help him.
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His first hire:
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someone to pose as a customer
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while getting precise details
on the vault.
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He chooses Reginald Tucker.
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Reginald Tucker is somebody
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who the police
don't know anything about.
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And that makes him ideal
for Anthony Gavin.
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He goes into Lloyds Bank,
bold as brass,
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and he opens an account
with a fake name, G. Edwards.
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Depositing £500
and dressed to the nines
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as if he's a high member
of British society,
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he opens the account
with no questions asked.
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And once he's got
the safety deposit box,
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he can go in time after time
to get those measurements
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to plan out what the
actual vault looks like inside.
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Next up is a trusted friend,
Mickey Gervaise,
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AKA Skinny.
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He's worked with Gavin
on smaller jobs before,
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but his real value is obvious.
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He's a highly skilled
alarm specialist.
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Originally, he'd been working
for a company called ADT,
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which was an alarm company.
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And then, he decided
to do someone a favor,
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who was a criminal,
and he thought,
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"I can make much more money
from doing this."
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Gavin assigns Gervaise
a critical task:
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figuring out how to get
past the tremor alarms
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so the team
can breach the vault.
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Trembler alarms are
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a small piece of metal
inside a spring.
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If the device is shaken at all,
the spring moves,
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touches the metal,
completes a circuit,
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and sets off the alarm.
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While Gervaise
investigates the alarms
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and Tucker scouts the vault,
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Gavin searches for help
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with the toughest part
of the heist: tunneling.
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He knows he needs some
very specialized people
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with some special skills.
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He also knows
that he needs to have
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people that he can trust
to not talk.
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Gavin recruits two more men:
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first, Brian Reader,
a guy who can keep a secret,
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and next, Little Legs,
the tunneling expert,
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whose short height makes
being in tight spaces easier.
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Because of some
of the strategies employed
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in pulling off this heist,
we have to assume
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that some of the team members
had engineering backgrounds,
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mining
or quarry work backgrounds.
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And also,
they were using materials
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that you couldn't find
in just any hardware store.
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If the five men managed
to get inside,
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they'll need someone on the
outside to watch their backs.
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The final member of Gavin's
team is the lookout,
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Bobby Mills.
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With the team in place,
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Reginald Tucker gathers
the details on the vault.
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He takes an umbrella
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into the safety deposit box
with him,
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and he uses it to measure
the dimensions of the room
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to be able
to precisely tell the team
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exactly where they're
gonna need to tunnel in.
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And he does this a long
while before the robbery.
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So they know
what they're dealing with,
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and they start to think about
how they're gonna get at it.
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Tucker also learns
about a security feature
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that will be a big help.
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The bank manager
would say to him,
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"And one of the great things
about this bank
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"is that we have a time lock,
which goes on every weekend,
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"and that cannot be opened
by even me
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"until the time
it's designated.
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"You can't open
a time lock safe.
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"It won't open till 10:00
on a Monday morning,
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so everything is safe
over the weekend."
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So they knew that no one
would be going into that safe
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over the weekend.
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But even with Tucker's
successful recon work,
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there are more puzzles
to solve
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before attempting this heist.
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The bank's underground alarms
are formidable.
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They simply
can't do the robbery
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until they figure out how
to overcome the trembler alarm.
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And this is where
their first stroke of luck
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comes into place.
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At the time that he's casing
this bank for the robbery,
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he sees that they're
replacing a water main
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right in front of the bank.
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This digging,
using pneumatic drills,
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is, of course, going to set
off the trembler alarms.
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And it does just that.
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The first time
the police come out,
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sirens blaring, and they
inform the bank manager
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that it is the drilling
that has set off the alarm.
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There's no robbery
taking place.
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Now, this happens
on a number of occasions.
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And each time,
the police come out
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but they have less
and less concern about this.
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The roadwork
is a lucky break.
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It makes the trembler alarms
less concerning.
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But Gavin still needs
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to find a starting point
for his tunnel.
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Anthony Gavin chose that bank
because he knew there were
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many businesses opening
and closing in the area.
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And a short time later,
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a business closes just
two doors away from the bank.
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It's called Le Sac.
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And the gang moves in.
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The advantage of Le Sac
is it has a basement.
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And that basement
is in direct line
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with the vault two doors up.
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They need to have somebody
to take out the lease
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on the building and lease
this building legitimately,
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so Gavin enlists
a silent partner.
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This is somebody
that nobody in the team
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other than Gavin knows.
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With a dig site secured,
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Gavin and the team
start the next phase.
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To disguise
their real mission,
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they dress as contractors
renovating the leather shop.
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The basement of Le Sac
is 40 feet away
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from the vault
underneath Lloyds Bank.
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So this is going to be
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an incredible feat
of engineering.
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And this was not something
they did over one weekend.
256
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They did it
over a period of weeks.
257
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They only dig at weekends
258
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when they think
very few people will notice.
259
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Tunneling is slow,
difficult work.
260
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And they have to do it for
40 feet to reach the vault.
261
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That's more than eight tons
of dirt and bricks.
262
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Then, one Sunday night,
263
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the team's digging
almost buries the whole plan.
264
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So August the 15th, 1971,
265
00:11:39,792 --> 00:11:41,292
proves to be a bit
of a difficult day
266
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because you can't dig a tunnel,
especially when there's
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lots of bricks and all that
and you're chiseling them out.
268
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And it makes noise.
It makes vibrations.
269
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And as they're moving past
Le Sac, the leather goods,
270
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they start to go
underneath the Chicken Inn.
271
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It's a fried chicken place.
272
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And there's staff there
on the weekends.
273
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And they keep hearing
all these noises, you see?
274
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And they can't make out
what it is.
275
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So at one point,
they actually go
276
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and knock on the door
of Le Sac
277
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to see whether they know
what the noise is.
278
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But the robbery team
are down in the basement.
279
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They can't hear anything.
280
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They don't know
people are upstairs.
281
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And they don't
answer the door.
282
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So the staff
of the Chicken Inn,
283
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they actually think
about ringing the police.
284
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Is the robbery
about to be rumbled?
285
00:12:22,292 --> 00:12:25,502
The stakes are so high
at this moment.
286
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♪ ♪
287
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♪ ♪
288
00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:38,167
It's one month
before the heist,
289
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and the team's efforts
290
00:12:39,375 --> 00:12:42,245
to tunnel their way
to the Lloyds Bank vault
291
00:12:42,375 --> 00:12:44,995
is attracting
some unwanted attention.
292
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A member of staff
from the Chicken Inn
293
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goes to investigate.
294
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The stakes are so high
at this moment.
295
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Is he going to call the police?
296
00:12:54,375 --> 00:12:56,625
Is he going to try and get
through and into the shop?
297
00:12:56,750 --> 00:13:03,790
♪ ♪
298
00:13:05,833 --> 00:13:07,753
Gavin has no idea
who's knocking,
299
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but anyone
who sees the basement
300
00:13:09,458 --> 00:13:13,128
will know this isn't
an ordinary renovation.
301
00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:14,955
He apologizes for the noise.
302
00:13:15,083 --> 00:13:16,713
And after some grumbling,
303
00:13:16,875 --> 00:13:19,625
the Chicken Inn employee
goes away.
304
00:13:19,625 --> 00:13:21,165
That was
a really close call.
305
00:13:21,292 --> 00:13:24,632
So, again, this robbery team
were very lucky.
306
00:13:24,625 --> 00:13:26,455
And luck is an important part
of crime.
307
00:13:26,583 --> 00:13:29,713
Luck is also an important
part of tunneling,
308
00:13:29,833 --> 00:13:31,713
even for skilled diggers.
309
00:13:31,833 --> 00:13:34,583
With layers
of unstable dirt and debris
310
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built up over centuries,
311
00:13:36,542 --> 00:13:38,712
each brick they remove
312
00:13:38,833 --> 00:13:41,333
could trigger
a deadly collapse.
313
00:13:41,458 --> 00:13:44,458
They're digging
through Victorian buildings,
314
00:13:44,458 --> 00:13:46,078
crumbling foundations.
315
00:13:46,208 --> 00:13:49,578
Even though they had
mining experts on the team,
316
00:13:49,708 --> 00:13:51,328
there's always the danger
317
00:13:51,333 --> 00:13:54,333
the tunnel could collapse
and they could be trapped.
318
00:13:54,458 --> 00:13:57,378
If the tunnel collapses
onto them, it's game over.
319
00:13:57,542 --> 00:13:59,962
No one's gonna call paramedics
to tell them that,
320
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"Hey, we have a person
that is underground,
321
00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:04,667
and he needs help."
322
00:14:04,792 --> 00:14:07,042
This is not
a glamorous robbery.
323
00:14:07,208 --> 00:14:09,168
It's dark.
It's claustrophobic.
324
00:14:09,333 --> 00:14:12,173
It's hot.
There's very little oxygen.
325
00:14:12,292 --> 00:14:15,042
So they cleared the earth
into sacks,
326
00:14:15,167 --> 00:14:16,537
which they store on the side.
327
00:14:16,667 --> 00:14:18,127
And as they get further in,
328
00:14:18,125 --> 00:14:20,825
they start to use a trolley
on pulley ropes
329
00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:23,043
so that they can
move the earth back.
330
00:14:23,167 --> 00:14:26,457
They also send
their recon man, Tucker,
331
00:14:26,458 --> 00:14:29,828
to check the tunnel's progress
from above ground.
332
00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,420
Mapping out
the inside of the vault
333
00:14:31,542 --> 00:14:33,832
is only half
of Reg Tucker's job.
334
00:14:33,958 --> 00:14:36,958
The gang also need to know
how far to dig.
335
00:14:37,083 --> 00:14:39,463
Tucker paces the sidewalk
336
00:14:39,458 --> 00:14:42,828
to determine how far
the tunnel is from the vault.
337
00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,710
Gavin needs
these measurements,
338
00:14:44,875 --> 00:14:48,785
along with compass readings,
to keep the team on target.
339
00:14:48,792 --> 00:14:51,632
Imagine months and months
of digging
340
00:14:51,625 --> 00:14:53,875
only to then pop up
in the middle of Central London
341
00:14:54,042 --> 00:14:55,962
on the pavement.
342
00:14:56,083 --> 00:14:58,423
After nine weeks
of dangerous work,
343
00:14:58,542 --> 00:15:01,332
the team thinks
they're just below the vault.
344
00:15:01,458 --> 00:15:03,458
But before they try
to breach it,
345
00:15:03,458 --> 00:15:06,288
Gavin wants to make sure
the tremor alarms
346
00:15:06,417 --> 00:15:09,747
they hope are off
are really off.
347
00:15:09,875 --> 00:15:11,665
Gavin and the team believe
348
00:15:11,833 --> 00:15:14,083
that the seismic alarms
from the bank
349
00:15:14,208 --> 00:15:16,918
either have to be turned down
low or off completely
350
00:15:17,042 --> 00:15:18,752
because of the construction
that's continually
351
00:15:18,875 --> 00:15:21,165
setting off these alarms
in the bank.
352
00:15:21,292 --> 00:15:24,002
Gervaise is able
to make a discreet inquiry
353
00:15:24,167 --> 00:15:26,627
followed with some money,
of course,
354
00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:29,455
to find out if the alarms have
actually been switched off.
355
00:15:29,458 --> 00:15:32,708
And as a stroke of luck,
they've been turned off.
356
00:15:32,833 --> 00:15:35,633
Because those tremor alarms
have been deactivated,
357
00:15:35,750 --> 00:15:37,830
there are no automatic systems
358
00:15:37,833 --> 00:15:40,633
to detect their approach
to the vault.
359
00:15:40,625 --> 00:15:42,495
It's all set.
360
00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:45,080
The team will have
from Friday at 5:00 p.m.
361
00:15:45,208 --> 00:15:47,328
until 10:00 a.m. Monday,
362
00:15:47,458 --> 00:15:51,168
when the vault door's
time lock will disengage.
363
00:15:51,292 --> 00:15:54,962
They'll have an entire weekend
to get rich.
364
00:15:54,958 --> 00:15:56,828
♪ ♪
365
00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,420
The following weekend,
366
00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:00,922
five of the crew members
enter the shop,
367
00:16:01,042 --> 00:16:03,132
making their way
into the tunnel.
368
00:16:03,125 --> 00:16:07,035
Lookout Bobby Mills keeps
watch from a rooftop above.
369
00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:09,377
He has a walkie talkie
to talk to them.
370
00:16:09,542 --> 00:16:13,502
And he is keeping an eye
on everyone coming and going.
371
00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:16,000
And the word comes
over the walkie talkies
372
00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,170
from the lookout.
373
00:16:17,167 --> 00:16:19,457
"There's no one around. Go."
374
00:16:19,458 --> 00:16:22,828
♪ ♪
375
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,460
The heist is on.
376
00:16:24,583 --> 00:16:26,383
All that stands
between the crew
377
00:16:26,500 --> 00:16:28,580
and the richest vault
in England
378
00:16:28,708 --> 00:16:32,578
is two feet
of steel-reinforced concrete.
379
00:16:32,708 --> 00:16:35,328
And this is where
things get really difficult.
380
00:16:35,458 --> 00:16:37,498
Breaching
is basically using
381
00:16:37,625 --> 00:16:39,955
the least amount
of practical force
382
00:16:40,083 --> 00:16:43,333
in gaining entry to a room
or a structure.
383
00:16:43,333 --> 00:16:46,083
So Gavin's first course
of action
384
00:16:46,208 --> 00:16:51,078
is mechanical breaching
using a hydraulic jack.
385
00:16:51,208 --> 00:16:54,168
They put the jack in place
and start jacking it up.
386
00:16:54,167 --> 00:16:56,037
It's a bit like if you're
taking a wheel off a car.
387
00:16:56,208 --> 00:16:58,038
It's that kind of jack.
388
00:16:58,167 --> 00:16:59,667
But the jack
isn't strong enough,
389
00:16:59,792 --> 00:17:01,332
because unknown to the gang,
390
00:17:01,458 --> 00:17:03,958
underneath where they are
is an old spring.
391
00:17:03,958 --> 00:17:06,288
The ground is soft.
It gives way.
392
00:17:06,292 --> 00:17:08,462
They're pushing
and shoving this thing,
393
00:17:08,458 --> 00:17:11,038
and it just
won't crack the floor.
394
00:17:11,167 --> 00:17:12,997
So they have a real problem.
395
00:17:13,125 --> 00:17:14,455
Thinking of a plan B...
396
00:17:14,458 --> 00:17:16,828
Gavin's always got something
up his sleeve...
397
00:17:16,833 --> 00:17:19,423
they decide
to use a thermal lance.
398
00:17:19,542 --> 00:17:22,042
Now, this is a really
high-end piece of equipment.
399
00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:23,328
And so, they try
400
00:17:23,458 --> 00:17:25,828
and cut through
the solid floor by using it.
401
00:17:25,958 --> 00:17:28,668
but the space is too small
and the fumes are thick.
402
00:17:28,667 --> 00:17:31,327
And poisonous gas
is coming out from it.
403
00:17:31,458 --> 00:17:34,498
And it should never be used
in an enclosed space.
404
00:17:34,625 --> 00:17:37,705
A thermal lance is
like a hot glue gun,
405
00:17:37,875 --> 00:17:41,165
except it spits out
molten steel and aluminum.
406
00:17:41,167 --> 00:17:43,417
The 8,000-degree mixture
407
00:17:43,542 --> 00:17:46,542
can slice through steel
and solid rock.
408
00:17:46,708 --> 00:17:49,248
It can get them
into the vault quickly,
409
00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:52,075
or it could
get them all killed.
410
00:17:52,208 --> 00:17:53,498
It potentially
could blow up,
411
00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:55,960
because you're messing
with pressurized gas.
412
00:17:55,958 --> 00:17:57,498
You can't just go in there
413
00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:58,830
wearing what you're wearing
right now
414
00:17:58,958 --> 00:18:00,538
and start using the torch
415
00:18:00,667 --> 00:18:02,827
because it produces
a lot of slag,
416
00:18:02,958 --> 00:18:05,788
hot molten rocks and debris,
417
00:18:05,792 --> 00:18:07,002
especially on that angle.
418
00:18:07,125 --> 00:18:09,035
If you're trying
to reach that way,
419
00:18:09,208 --> 00:18:11,378
all that stuff
is gonna fall down on you.
420
00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:13,040
And they've got
no ventilation,
421
00:18:13,208 --> 00:18:14,668
of course,
because they're in a tunnel.
422
00:18:14,667 --> 00:18:17,537
So they think,
"It's gonna kill us."
423
00:18:17,667 --> 00:18:19,377
♪ ♪
424
00:18:26,125 --> 00:18:28,415
♪ ♪
425
00:18:28,542 --> 00:18:30,922
Two and a half hours
into the heist,
426
00:18:31,042 --> 00:18:35,712
the plan to break into
the Lloyds of London vault
427
00:18:35,833 --> 00:18:37,923
is breaking down.
428
00:18:38,042 --> 00:18:40,082
After a setback with the jack,
429
00:18:40,208 --> 00:18:42,418
Anthony Gavin and his crew
are trying
430
00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:46,002
to cut through the concrete
floor with a thermal lance.
431
00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,330
♪ ♪
432
00:18:48,333 --> 00:18:50,633
It fills the tunnel
with fumes
433
00:18:50,625 --> 00:18:53,375
and it doesn't seem to be
making any progress at all.
434
00:18:53,542 --> 00:18:56,672
Still, that concrete
and steel floor resists them.
435
00:18:58,333 --> 00:19:01,633
As his crew chokes
on toxic fumes,
436
00:19:01,750 --> 00:19:03,290
Gavin calls for a stop.
437
00:19:03,292 --> 00:19:04,832
And they think,
"We haven't got enough time.
438
00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:06,043
"We can't do this.
439
00:19:06,208 --> 00:19:07,168
"It's gonna take us days
to cut through.
440
00:19:07,292 --> 00:19:08,212
"It's gonna kill us.
441
00:19:08,333 --> 00:19:09,383
"It's really dangerous
442
00:19:09,542 --> 00:19:11,332
"'cause we're breathing
all these fumes
443
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:13,043
"and the heat is tremendous.
444
00:19:13,167 --> 00:19:14,417
"So what are we going to do?
445
00:19:14,542 --> 00:19:16,832
We better look for a plan C."
446
00:19:16,833 --> 00:19:18,583
♪ ♪
447
00:19:18,708 --> 00:19:20,748
As his crew chokes
on toxic fumes,
448
00:19:20,875 --> 00:19:24,325
Gavin calls for a stop
and a change of tactic.
449
00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:25,580
They're behind schedule
450
00:19:25,708 --> 00:19:27,788
and their lance
isn't exactly silent.
451
00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:32,462
That leaves one option,
and it's a little less subtle.
452
00:19:32,458 --> 00:19:35,828
And that's
when they pull out explosives.
453
00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,210
Now, this is really risky,
really dangerous,
454
00:19:38,375 --> 00:19:40,325
but they've got desperate.
455
00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:42,670
Plan A hasn't worked.
456
00:19:42,833 --> 00:19:44,333
Plan B hasn't worked.
457
00:19:44,458 --> 00:19:45,998
So they move on to plan C.
458
00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,920
♪ ♪
459
00:19:48,042 --> 00:19:49,542
It may seem a bit dramatic,
460
00:19:49,667 --> 00:19:51,667
but they thought,
"Well, this is the only way
461
00:19:51,792 --> 00:19:54,382
we're gonna get through, is to
blow a hole through the floor."
462
00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:56,670
So when it comes
to explosive operations,
463
00:19:56,833 --> 00:19:59,543
it is not necessarily hard
to do.
464
00:19:59,708 --> 00:20:03,538
It is just very easy
to mess up.
465
00:20:03,708 --> 00:20:05,748
One small move,
one small error,
466
00:20:05,875 --> 00:20:08,415
and you are done.
467
00:20:08,542 --> 00:20:11,292
Imagine
the conditions underground.
468
00:20:11,292 --> 00:20:13,212
The air is thick with fumes
469
00:20:13,333 --> 00:20:15,543
from trying to use
the thermal lance.
470
00:20:15,708 --> 00:20:17,498
And so,
what they then try to do
471
00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:20,830
is they drill holes
into the floor of the vault.
472
00:20:20,833 --> 00:20:23,253
And they insert gelignite.
473
00:20:23,375 --> 00:20:25,325
They use gelignite,
474
00:20:25,333 --> 00:20:28,633
which is basically
a safer cousin of dynamite.
475
00:20:28,625 --> 00:20:31,245
It's malleable enough
for you to mold it
476
00:20:31,375 --> 00:20:33,245
in shapes that you needed.
477
00:20:33,375 --> 00:20:35,995
In this case,
they were able to insert it
478
00:20:36,167 --> 00:20:38,287
into those drill holes.
479
00:20:38,292 --> 00:20:41,132
When detonated,
the force of the explosion
480
00:20:41,250 --> 00:20:43,170
should travel upwards,
481
00:20:43,167 --> 00:20:44,707
not blow back
through the tunnel
482
00:20:44,875 --> 00:20:46,495
and into the basement.
483
00:20:46,625 --> 00:20:49,035
Using explosives
in a tunnel
484
00:20:49,208 --> 00:20:51,458
is a great way
to kill yourself.
485
00:20:51,583 --> 00:20:53,083
They retreat
down the tunnel
486
00:20:53,208 --> 00:20:55,668
to what they hope
will be a safe distance.
487
00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:56,997
They've got the lookout
on a building.
488
00:20:57,167 --> 00:20:59,037
And he's watching out.
489
00:20:59,167 --> 00:21:01,077
So it becomes a question.
490
00:21:01,208 --> 00:21:03,418
Are they gonna
blow themselves up,
491
00:21:03,542 --> 00:21:05,792
or are they gonna
bury themselves alive?
492
00:21:05,792 --> 00:21:09,252
♪ ♪
493
00:21:11,167 --> 00:21:12,707
♪ ♪
494
00:21:12,833 --> 00:21:15,673
So they've done it,
finally done it.
495
00:21:15,667 --> 00:21:17,377
♪ ♪
496
00:21:17,500 --> 00:21:18,960
And there's
this heart-stopping moment,
497
00:21:18,958 --> 00:21:21,418
this moment of elation
that all the work,
498
00:21:21,542 --> 00:21:23,752
they finally got
in this place.
499
00:21:23,875 --> 00:21:25,825
They know no one else
could do this.
500
00:21:25,833 --> 00:21:28,003
Through the haze
from the explosion,
501
00:21:28,125 --> 00:21:31,955
the Baker Street burglars get
their first glimpse inside...
502
00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:36,633
a thousand safe deposit boxes
holding millions in loot.
503
00:21:36,625 --> 00:21:38,455
Once the gang
are inside the vault,
504
00:21:38,458 --> 00:21:41,958
it should be plain sailing,
but it isn't.
505
00:21:41,958 --> 00:21:44,328
And the vault, which is
a relatively small room
506
00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,630
and, of course,
completely airtight,
507
00:21:46,625 --> 00:21:49,575
is filled with
the choking rubble and fumes
508
00:21:49,708 --> 00:21:52,668
of the explosion that they just
used to blast their way in.
509
00:21:52,792 --> 00:21:54,462
♪ ♪
510
00:21:54,583 --> 00:21:56,503
The task ahead is huge.
511
00:21:56,625 --> 00:21:57,915
They still need
to go and break
512
00:21:58,042 --> 00:22:00,502
into hundreds
of safety deposit boxes.
513
00:22:00,625 --> 00:22:01,875
And they have a decision
to make.
514
00:22:02,042 --> 00:22:06,332
Do they stay and take what
they can in those conditions,
515
00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:09,628
or do they leave, get
some fresh air, get some rest,
516
00:22:09,625 --> 00:22:12,455
and then come back calmly
a few hours later
517
00:22:12,458 --> 00:22:14,998
to do a much more
professional job?
518
00:22:15,125 --> 00:22:19,165
Gavin calls lookout Bobby
Mills on the walkie talkie
519
00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:21,537
to discuss
the change in plans.
520
00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:23,748
What Gavin and the crew
don't know
521
00:22:23,875 --> 00:22:27,825
is that an amateur
radio enthusiast has tuned in.
522
00:22:27,833 --> 00:22:32,173
♪ ♪
523
00:22:32,292 --> 00:22:33,962
Robert Rowlands
is convinced
524
00:22:33,958 --> 00:22:37,708
he's listening in
on a raid taking place.
525
00:22:37,833 --> 00:22:39,503
♪ ♪
526
00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:40,745
And at first,
he thinks he's got...
527
00:22:40,875 --> 00:22:44,035
it's a radio play
about some criminal activity.
528
00:22:44,167 --> 00:22:46,497
And then, he starts to realize,
it's not a radio play.
529
00:22:46,667 --> 00:22:49,627
It's actually real life.
530
00:22:49,625 --> 00:22:52,415
He thinks
it's his local tobacconists.
531
00:22:52,542 --> 00:22:55,002
He contacts
his local police station,
532
00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:57,665
but they're not interested.
533
00:22:57,833 --> 00:22:59,583
So he said, "Well, OK, sir.
534
00:22:59,708 --> 00:23:01,748
"Well, if you hear any more,
535
00:23:01,875 --> 00:23:04,125
try and record it
so we can hear it."
536
00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:06,000
And so, he does.
537
00:23:06,125 --> 00:23:08,785
♪ ♪
538
00:23:32,042 --> 00:23:34,582
♪ ♪
539
00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:37,038
Bobby Mills is stood
on top of the building.
540
00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:39,577
He doesn't quite understand
the conditions
541
00:23:39,708 --> 00:23:41,788
that the men
have been working through.
542
00:23:41,917 --> 00:23:44,997
We then hear this incredible
exchange of words
543
00:23:45,125 --> 00:23:48,035
as they negotiate
what they're going to do next.
544
00:23:48,167 --> 00:23:49,577
♪ ♪
545
00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:23,170
♪ ♪
546
00:24:24,625 --> 00:24:26,455
It's all horrible.
They're all coughing.
547
00:24:26,458 --> 00:24:29,078
And then, the lookout, he's
had his binoculars on all day,
548
00:24:29,208 --> 00:24:32,628
and his eyes are beginning to...
he puts it like "organ stops."
549
00:24:32,625 --> 00:24:35,165
But what are they gonna do?
Are they gonna press on?
550
00:24:35,167 --> 00:24:38,827
But here, we begin to witness
the team falling apart
551
00:24:38,833 --> 00:24:41,293
at the most crucial moment.
552
00:24:41,417 --> 00:24:44,207
You can hear the stress
in the voices.
553
00:24:44,375 --> 00:24:45,875
They're swearing.
554
00:24:46,042 --> 00:24:48,422
They're becoming quite angry
with one another.
555
00:24:48,542 --> 00:24:50,922
And one of them commits
the cardinal sin.
556
00:24:51,042 --> 00:24:53,502
They mention one
of the team members' names.
557
00:25:08,542 --> 00:25:12,212
♪ ♪
558
00:25:19,125 --> 00:25:22,205
♪ ♪
559
00:25:24,750 --> 00:25:26,580
Anthony Gavin's crew
is finally
560
00:25:26,708 --> 00:25:29,498
inside the Baker Street
bank vault,
561
00:25:29,625 --> 00:25:33,455
but toxic fumes
are suffocating the crew.
562
00:25:33,583 --> 00:25:35,673
So when the lookout insists
563
00:25:35,833 --> 00:25:38,833
the guys on the inside continue,
564
00:25:38,958 --> 00:25:41,168
the ringleader loses his cool.
565
00:25:41,292 --> 00:25:43,002
So it all gets a bit tense
between them.
566
00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:45,995
And at one point, which
you can hear on the recording,
567
00:25:46,125 --> 00:25:49,535
Anthony Gavin
actually speaks the name
568
00:25:49,708 --> 00:25:50,828
of the person
who's on the lookout,
569
00:25:50,958 --> 00:25:54,958
which rather gives the game
away as to who was there.
570
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,250
♪ ♪
571
00:26:01,375 --> 00:26:02,825
They're all exhausted,
572
00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,170
and they realize
the clock is ticking.
573
00:26:05,292 --> 00:26:06,502
But what are they gonna do?
574
00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:07,577
♪ ♪
575
00:26:21,292 --> 00:26:22,752
♪ ♪
576
00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,500
Though Bobby Mills
backs down,
577
00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,997
eavesdropper Robert Rowlands
doesn't.
578
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,580
He has
the team's transmissions
579
00:26:36,708 --> 00:26:39,788
captured on tape
and calls Scotland Yard.
580
00:26:39,792 --> 00:26:41,712
They send a couple
of police officers around
581
00:26:41,833 --> 00:26:43,673
to see Robert Rowlands.
582
00:26:43,833 --> 00:26:45,963
And he then plays them
the recording.
583
00:26:46,083 --> 00:26:48,333
And they begin to see
what his point is,
584
00:26:48,333 --> 00:26:50,673
that there appears to be
a robbery going on somewhere,
585
00:26:50,667 --> 00:26:51,957
probably a bank.
586
00:26:52,083 --> 00:26:54,833
So Rowlands, being very
well-versed in ham radio
587
00:26:54,958 --> 00:26:56,628
and realizing
that these robbers
588
00:26:56,625 --> 00:26:58,535
are talking
over walkie talkies,
589
00:26:58,708 --> 00:27:00,958
knows
that it has to be very close.
590
00:27:00,958 --> 00:27:03,078
So he tells this to the
police officers and says,
591
00:27:03,208 --> 00:27:06,458
"Look, you need to check banks
within a one-mile radius."
592
00:27:06,583 --> 00:27:07,833
And they dismiss it.
593
00:27:07,833 --> 00:27:10,173
They say, "Well, you know,
we know what we're doing."
594
00:27:10,333 --> 00:27:13,333
♪ ♪
595
00:27:13,333 --> 00:27:15,963
After more than six hours
of radio silence,
596
00:27:16,083 --> 00:27:19,963
the heist team
is broadcasting again.
597
00:27:20,083 --> 00:27:23,083
And this time,
a bigger audience tunes in.
598
00:27:30,125 --> 00:27:31,955
Detectives realize
that zoning in
599
00:27:31,958 --> 00:27:33,998
on the source
of these radio emissions
600
00:27:34,125 --> 00:27:35,665
that are being picked up
by Robert Rowlands
601
00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:37,827
is absolutely vital,
602
00:27:37,833 --> 00:27:40,423
and they think about
what equipment they could use.
603
00:27:40,542 --> 00:27:42,712
There are radio detector vans,
604
00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:46,083
so they try to get hold
of one of these.
605
00:27:46,208 --> 00:27:48,538
When the mobile
radio detective unit
606
00:27:48,708 --> 00:27:50,128
drives through a neighborhood,
607
00:27:50,125 --> 00:27:53,325
police can pinpoint
the source of transmissions
608
00:27:53,333 --> 00:27:55,463
in less than 15 minutes.
609
00:27:55,458 --> 00:27:59,128
Law enforcement calls
this technique fox hunting.
610
00:27:59,250 --> 00:28:03,000
But finding this fox
isn't easy.
611
00:28:03,125 --> 00:28:04,875
They had real trouble
getting hold
612
00:28:05,042 --> 00:28:07,462
of the chap who was
actually driving this thing,
613
00:28:07,583 --> 00:28:09,833
because instead
of being on duty,
614
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,000
he'd gone off with the van
to see his mistress.
615
00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:14,535
♪ ♪
616
00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:16,827
It's a huge setback
for the police.
617
00:28:16,958 --> 00:28:19,998
But, of course, it's a
massive boost for the robbers.
618
00:28:20,125 --> 00:28:21,705
♪ ♪
619
00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:23,793
The crew isn't even aware
620
00:28:23,917 --> 00:28:26,627
that this cat and mouse game
is happening.
621
00:28:26,625 --> 00:28:29,035
They're too busy
sorting through the tape
622
00:28:29,208 --> 00:28:32,998
and finding
some unusual items.
623
00:28:33,125 --> 00:28:34,825
In the safety deposit boxes,
624
00:28:34,958 --> 00:28:36,038
people leave
all kinds of things...
625
00:28:36,167 --> 00:28:39,497
valuables, jewels, heirlooms.
626
00:28:39,625 --> 00:28:41,575
But other things that people
keep in safety deposit boxes
627
00:28:41,708 --> 00:28:43,998
are their secrets.
628
00:28:44,167 --> 00:28:45,917
It's not just
legitimate people
629
00:28:46,042 --> 00:28:48,002
who like using
safety deposit boxes
630
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,250
but all sorts of criminals,
631
00:28:49,375 --> 00:28:53,285
so besides lots of cash,
they're also finding drugs.
632
00:28:53,292 --> 00:28:56,792
I was told by people
who were on that robbery
633
00:28:56,792 --> 00:28:59,922
what they did find was
some compromising pictures
634
00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:03,002
of what was
a famous 1970s politician
635
00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,080
in a compromising situation.
636
00:29:05,208 --> 00:29:06,498
And they deliberately
left them out
637
00:29:06,667 --> 00:29:08,997
so the police could see them.
638
00:29:09,167 --> 00:29:14,877
♪ ♪
639
00:29:15,042 --> 00:29:17,502
While Scotland Yard
checks banks all over town,
640
00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:20,830
Gavin and his men are
cleaning out the Lloyds vault.
641
00:29:20,958 --> 00:29:22,998
They don't realize
the police are
642
00:29:23,125 --> 00:29:26,125
monitoring their communications
and closing in.
643
00:29:26,250 --> 00:29:28,500
Then, the crew
catches another break.
644
00:29:28,667 --> 00:29:30,497
They decide
to change the frequency
645
00:29:30,625 --> 00:29:33,325
on the walkie talkies.
646
00:29:33,458 --> 00:29:34,208
♪ ♪
647
00:29:40,583 --> 00:29:41,503
Over.
648
00:29:41,625 --> 00:29:45,875
♪ ♪
649
00:29:46,042 --> 00:29:47,832
The robbery is under way.
650
00:29:47,958 --> 00:29:51,878
They only have hours in order
to catch them red-handed.
651
00:29:52,042 --> 00:29:54,672
So the police officers
call the bank managers
652
00:29:54,792 --> 00:29:56,172
of each bank.
653
00:29:56,292 --> 00:29:57,132
They open up.
654
00:29:57,125 --> 00:30:00,825
They take a look,
and then they move on.
655
00:30:00,958 --> 00:30:03,498
Eventually, they actually go
to Lloyds Bank.
656
00:30:03,625 --> 00:30:10,325
♪ ♪
657
00:30:10,333 --> 00:30:12,003
They're in the vault.
658
00:30:12,125 --> 00:30:14,415
And then, the lookout says,
"The Old Bill are outside."
659
00:30:14,542 --> 00:30:15,382
That's the police.
660
00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:16,670
♪ ♪
661
00:30:16,792 --> 00:30:18,502
Can you imagine?
662
00:30:18,625 --> 00:30:21,995
They're surrounded by jewels
and money and unknown riches,
663
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,170
and the police are right
at the front door.
664
00:30:25,333 --> 00:30:28,963
The police is being let in
by the manager.
665
00:30:28,958 --> 00:30:31,248
And the manager
is letting them through
666
00:30:31,375 --> 00:30:33,245
so they can get down
into the vault.
667
00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:40,245
♪ ♪
668
00:30:42,917 --> 00:30:45,787
They're all quiet,
not making the sound.
669
00:30:45,917 --> 00:30:52,997
♪ ♪
670
00:30:54,083 --> 00:30:56,333
You could probably
hear their hearts beating
671
00:30:56,458 --> 00:30:58,668
as they're waiting
to see what happens.
672
00:30:58,833 --> 00:31:03,003
♪ ♪
673
00:31:12,208 --> 00:31:16,248
It's taken months for the
team to get inside the vault.
674
00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,995
And now, intercepted
radio communications
675
00:31:19,125 --> 00:31:21,325
bring the police
right outside it.
676
00:31:21,458 --> 00:31:23,128
♪ ♪
677
00:31:23,250 --> 00:31:26,170
Those inside can only wait, wondering,
678
00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:29,253
can the police
smell the dust or the fumes?
679
00:31:29,375 --> 00:31:32,665
Will they be able to get inside
and catch them red-handed?
680
00:31:32,792 --> 00:31:34,292
Can they hear anything?
681
00:31:34,417 --> 00:31:36,877
Will there be any signs
of break-in from the outside?
682
00:31:37,042 --> 00:31:38,832
The police look
at each other.
683
00:31:38,958 --> 00:31:40,668
There's no sign
of any break-in,
684
00:31:40,833 --> 00:31:42,383
as far as they know.
They don't realize
685
00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:44,380
that someone's got in
through the floor.
686
00:31:44,542 --> 00:31:47,082
This is why
it's such an ingenious heist.
687
00:31:47,208 --> 00:31:50,788
The vault is
on a time delay lock.
688
00:31:50,792 --> 00:31:54,082
That means the bank manager
can't actually open the vault.
689
00:31:54,208 --> 00:31:55,668
There's no alarms going off.
690
00:31:55,833 --> 00:31:57,833
There's no damage
to the vault door.
691
00:31:57,833 --> 00:31:59,673
The bank manager
and the police leave.
692
00:31:59,833 --> 00:32:03,173
And they move on to the
next bank to check that one.
693
00:32:03,292 --> 00:32:06,172
Unbelievably, the team
have got away with it.
694
00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:08,882
So the lookout says,
"You're all clear, boys."
695
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,580
♪ ♪
696
00:32:10,708 --> 00:32:13,208
So they now get on
with the really crucial stuff,
697
00:32:13,333 --> 00:32:15,633
which is emptying
the safety deposit boxes.
698
00:32:15,750 --> 00:32:23,000
♪ ♪
699
00:32:23,458 --> 00:32:26,168
The police visit bank
after bank after bank,
700
00:32:26,292 --> 00:32:28,542
hoping to catch the robbers
red-handed.
701
00:32:28,667 --> 00:32:31,127
But by Sunday evening,
they have no result.
702
00:32:31,125 --> 00:32:33,325
And they're wondering,
on Monday morning,
703
00:32:33,333 --> 00:32:37,963
which bank will open up
to find its been robbed?
704
00:32:37,958 --> 00:32:40,458
After 30 hours
in the vault,
705
00:32:40,583 --> 00:32:42,753
the gang is ready
to make their escape.
706
00:32:42,875 --> 00:32:46,575
But Gavin can't resist
leaving a challenge behind.
707
00:32:46,708 --> 00:32:50,208
He scrolls "let's see
how Sherlock Holmes
708
00:32:50,333 --> 00:32:52,583
solves this one"
on the wall.
709
00:32:52,708 --> 00:32:55,498
Having taken
as much jewelry and money
710
00:32:55,500 --> 00:32:57,920
and everything else
that was in those boxes
711
00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:00,172
as they could manage
in the time that they had,
712
00:33:00,292 --> 00:33:01,712
they cover up their tracks.
713
00:33:01,833 --> 00:33:03,253
They wipe down the equipment
714
00:33:03,375 --> 00:33:04,495
so that
there's no fingerprints
715
00:33:04,625 --> 00:33:06,955
or other evidence
that they could leave.
716
00:33:07,083 --> 00:33:08,293
And it's thought
that they then go
717
00:33:08,417 --> 00:33:10,327
to a North London premises
718
00:33:10,458 --> 00:33:12,828
in order
to divide up the loot.
719
00:33:12,958 --> 00:33:16,458
♪ ♪
720
00:33:16,583 --> 00:33:19,383
It's Monday morning,
721
00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:23,670
and bank employees arrive
for work at 10:00 a.m. sharp.
722
00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:25,537
The same Lloyds Bank manager
723
00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:28,747
who reported no problems
the day before
724
00:33:28,875 --> 00:33:30,995
makes his way
to the vault.
725
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,330
The bank manager
and his deputy
726
00:33:33,458 --> 00:33:36,998
go down into the basement,
down into the safety vault.
727
00:33:37,125 --> 00:33:39,325
And they stand
outside the time lock,
728
00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:41,500
wait for it to come to the
point where they can open it.
729
00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:42,667
And click.
730
00:33:42,833 --> 00:33:45,333
♪ ♪
731
00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:48,210
And what they see inside,
their jaws drop,
732
00:33:48,375 --> 00:33:50,665
because it's complete mayhem.
733
00:33:50,792 --> 00:33:53,002
All the things
that have been thrown around.
734
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,380
There's all the rubble
from the explosion.
735
00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:58,000
There's bits
of safety deposit box.
736
00:33:58,125 --> 00:34:01,165
And, of course,
they phone the police.
737
00:34:01,333 --> 00:34:03,333
News of the raid breaks.
738
00:34:03,458 --> 00:34:05,328
It's across
all the newspapers,
739
00:34:05,333 --> 00:34:08,503
and it becomes known
as "The Walkie Talkie Heist."
740
00:34:08,667 --> 00:34:12,957
When the story breaks,
there is a media frenzy.
741
00:34:13,083 --> 00:34:14,503
It's quite exciting.
742
00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:16,377
As that happens,
743
00:34:16,542 --> 00:34:19,672
people who had safety
deposit boxes in the vault
744
00:34:19,833 --> 00:34:21,633
start talking
to the police.
745
00:34:21,625 --> 00:34:25,165
And the police begin to learn
how much was stolen.
746
00:34:25,167 --> 00:34:30,627
The number goes up and up
and up by millions.
747
00:34:30,750 --> 00:34:32,380
♪ ♪
748
00:34:32,542 --> 00:34:34,132
The clients
who typically rented
749
00:34:34,125 --> 00:34:35,995
the safety deposit boxes
750
00:34:36,167 --> 00:34:39,377
were from the highest end
of British society.
751
00:34:39,542 --> 00:34:41,712
When the story broke,
it was clear
752
00:34:41,875 --> 00:34:45,165
that not everybody wanted to
reveal what was in the boxes.
753
00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:47,922
And that allows all sorts
of conspiracy stories
754
00:34:48,042 --> 00:34:50,002
to begin to circulate.
755
00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:54,327
♪ ♪
756
00:34:54,458 --> 00:34:55,878
Not only were they
losing their valuables
757
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,170
but also possible secrets
758
00:34:58,333 --> 00:35:02,253
that could cause them
to be blackmailed over.
759
00:35:02,375 --> 00:35:04,825
Who exactly had secrets there
760
00:35:04,833 --> 00:35:06,833
that are now out
in the public?
761
00:35:06,833 --> 00:35:08,333
Was there
some racy photos there?
762
00:35:08,458 --> 00:35:10,128
Were there some things
that the royal family
763
00:35:10,250 --> 00:35:12,460
wouldn't want to get out?
764
00:35:12,583 --> 00:35:15,673
According to my sources,
they each got...
765
00:35:15,667 --> 00:35:18,077
I mean, it's a lot of money
in the 1970s...
766
00:35:18,208 --> 00:35:20,708
£138,000,
767
00:35:20,833 --> 00:35:23,713
plus about four times
that amount in jewelry.
768
00:35:23,833 --> 00:35:26,673
♪ ♪
769
00:35:26,792 --> 00:35:28,672
Police don't need
to be Sherlock Holmes
770
00:35:28,667 --> 00:35:31,327
to figure out the first step
in solving this crime.
771
00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:34,380
It's tracing the tunnel
back here to Le Sac.
772
00:35:34,542 --> 00:35:38,082
But the team scrubbed
this place so clean,
773
00:35:38,208 --> 00:35:40,828
Scotland Yard now has
to do their own digging.
774
00:35:40,958 --> 00:35:45,248
♪ ♪
775
00:35:45,375 --> 00:35:47,745
When the police
discovered the robbery,
776
00:35:47,875 --> 00:35:49,495
they realized
that the lease holder
777
00:35:49,667 --> 00:35:52,497
would probably know something
about a 40-foot tunnel
778
00:35:52,625 --> 00:35:55,915
being dug in the basement
of their shop.
779
00:35:56,042 --> 00:35:58,962
Benjamin Wolfe had been
recruited by Anthony Gavin.
780
00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:00,998
It was his role
781
00:36:01,125 --> 00:36:05,165
to secure a premises
near to the bank.
782
00:36:05,167 --> 00:36:09,577
He signed the lease on Le Sac
in his own name.
783
00:36:09,708 --> 00:36:12,248
♪ ♪
784
00:36:12,375 --> 00:36:14,285
So the robbery is
a really major embarrassment
785
00:36:14,417 --> 00:36:16,077
for Scotland Yard,
and they got a lot of warning
786
00:36:16,208 --> 00:36:18,498
from Robert Rowlands when
he was listening on the radio.
787
00:36:18,625 --> 00:36:19,875
So they throw everything
they've got in
788
00:36:20,042 --> 00:36:21,792
to try to locate him.
789
00:36:21,792 --> 00:36:24,002
So it's very easy
to trace Benjamin Wolfe
790
00:36:24,125 --> 00:36:26,745
and ask him
what was happening.
791
00:36:31,167 --> 00:36:31,917
♪ ♪
792
00:36:33,542 --> 00:36:35,132
After
the Baker Street burglars
793
00:36:35,125 --> 00:36:37,205
make off with millions,
794
00:36:37,375 --> 00:36:40,825
Scotland Yard detectives
question Benjamin Wolfe,
795
00:36:40,958 --> 00:36:42,328
the silent partner
796
00:36:42,458 --> 00:36:47,248
who made Gavin's
impossible scheme possible.
797
00:36:47,375 --> 00:36:49,375
♪ ♪
798
00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:51,422
When they questioned him,
799
00:36:51,542 --> 00:36:53,422
he claimed
that he just rented the place,
800
00:36:53,542 --> 00:36:56,502
therefore,
and left it empty
801
00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,290
and he didn't realize
anybody had been in there.
802
00:36:59,292 --> 00:37:01,042
He stuck to his story.
803
00:37:01,208 --> 00:37:03,208
He was simply
a local businessman.
804
00:37:03,375 --> 00:37:05,875
He was waiting renovations
to happen in his shop.
805
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:09,960
And at no moment
did he give up the gang.
806
00:37:09,958 --> 00:37:12,828
He was the perfect accomplice.
807
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,380
♪ ♪
808
00:37:16,542 --> 00:37:19,632
But they put him
under surveillance.
809
00:37:19,625 --> 00:37:21,325
And that gives them some clues
810
00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:23,963
as to the people
that he is in contact with.
811
00:37:24,083 --> 00:37:26,633
And they start to learn
who he knows.
812
00:37:26,750 --> 00:37:30,170
And the same names
keep coming up.
813
00:37:30,292 --> 00:37:33,042
One of those names
is Anthony Gavin,
814
00:37:33,167 --> 00:37:34,787
whose voice sounds
an awful lot
815
00:37:34,917 --> 00:37:37,577
like the walkie talkie
operator in Le Sac.
816
00:37:37,708 --> 00:37:39,918
We thought we'd come out
with a range of meeting places
817
00:37:40,042 --> 00:37:42,502
for you so that we can go
where we're gonna go.
818
00:37:42,625 --> 00:37:43,875
Sorry about last night, mate.
819
00:37:44,042 --> 00:37:46,132
Within weeks of the heist,
820
00:37:46,250 --> 00:37:49,880
Scotland Yard seems to know
who the ringleader is.
821
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,750
But they're slow to act.
822
00:37:51,875 --> 00:37:53,455
♪ ♪
823
00:37:53,458 --> 00:37:55,078
It was so embarrassing.
824
00:37:55,208 --> 00:37:56,628
The home secretary
would've been on
825
00:37:56,625 --> 00:37:58,375
to the commissioner
at Scotland Yard.
826
00:37:58,542 --> 00:38:00,252
"Why haven't you got
these robbers?"
827
00:38:00,375 --> 00:38:01,955
This wasn't
police incompetence.
828
00:38:01,958 --> 00:38:03,668
This was police corruption.
829
00:38:03,833 --> 00:38:06,383
And some individuals
had a lot to gain
830
00:38:06,542 --> 00:38:09,502
by covering up the robbery.
831
00:38:09,500 --> 00:38:12,330
Could the lack of arrests
be caused
832
00:38:12,458 --> 00:38:16,668
by some investigators
blackmailing suspects
833
00:38:16,833 --> 00:38:19,633
to get their own piece
of the pie?
834
00:38:19,625 --> 00:38:21,995
One of the officers that was
in charge of the investigation
835
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,330
was DI Alec Eist.
836
00:38:25,458 --> 00:38:27,668
He was probably the most
corrupt police officer
837
00:38:27,792 --> 00:38:30,382
in the Met
in his time.
838
00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:33,210
Over decades,
it's thought that he protected
839
00:38:33,333 --> 00:38:36,083
some of Britain's
most notorious criminals
840
00:38:36,208 --> 00:38:37,878
for his own personal gain.
841
00:38:38,042 --> 00:38:41,132
Corruption was certainly
a factor in this.
842
00:38:41,125 --> 00:38:43,995
And it turns out to be a factor
in the sentencing.
843
00:38:44,167 --> 00:38:47,827
Some of the robbery teams,
they get arrested.
844
00:38:47,958 --> 00:38:52,668
And it's said that they paid to
get the charges watered down.
845
00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:55,667
But not everyone associated
with the Baker Street job
846
00:38:55,833 --> 00:38:58,003
escapes the consequences.
847
00:38:58,125 --> 00:39:01,285
In late October,
seven weeks after the heist,
848
00:39:01,292 --> 00:39:03,502
the ringleader,
Anthony Gavin,
849
00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:07,330
and Reginald Tucker,
the inside man, are arrested.
850
00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:09,330
Both plead guilty
851
00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:12,210
and are sentenced
to 12 years in prison.
852
00:39:12,333 --> 00:39:15,673
Wolfe goes to trial and loses,
853
00:39:15,792 --> 00:39:19,672
but he only gets eight years
due to his advanced age.
854
00:39:19,792 --> 00:39:21,832
A couple of people
got off completely.
855
00:39:21,958 --> 00:39:23,878
And it's said because
they paid very large sums
856
00:39:24,042 --> 00:39:27,792
in bribery,
they weren't ever charged.
857
00:39:27,917 --> 00:39:30,787
And one
of the biggest ironies of all,
858
00:39:30,917 --> 00:39:32,497
Mickey Gervaise,
859
00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:35,830
the man hired to avoid
the seismic sensor alarms,
860
00:39:35,833 --> 00:39:37,043
avoids arrest.
861
00:39:37,167 --> 00:39:39,627
Mickey Gervaise,
the alarm specialist,
862
00:39:39,750 --> 00:39:41,540
never got done
for this robbery.
863
00:39:41,667 --> 00:39:44,707
Now whether he paid off police
officers, we don't know.
864
00:39:44,875 --> 00:39:48,625
He's one of the major burglars
and robbers of his time.
865
00:39:48,625 --> 00:39:50,915
He disappeared
about ten years
866
00:39:51,042 --> 00:39:53,172
after he'd been involved
with the Baker Street robbery.
867
00:39:53,292 --> 00:39:55,002
And no one
has ever seen him since.
868
00:39:55,167 --> 00:39:57,827
♪ ♪
869
00:39:57,833 --> 00:40:00,633
The mystery that continues
to surround this case
870
00:40:00,750 --> 00:40:03,670
allows
multiple conspiracy theories.
871
00:40:03,833 --> 00:40:06,083
Is this about protecting
the royal family?
872
00:40:06,208 --> 00:40:09,668
Is this police corruption
of the highest order?
873
00:40:09,833 --> 00:40:12,673
All of the documentation
around the investigation
874
00:40:12,792 --> 00:40:14,672
is held
in the National Archives.
875
00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:16,747
It's heavily redacted.
876
00:40:16,875 --> 00:40:20,165
You don't really understand
exactly what happened.
877
00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:24,672
Now, these documents are under
embargo for a hundred years.
878
00:40:24,833 --> 00:40:29,083
They won't be released
until at least 2071.
879
00:40:29,208 --> 00:40:30,538
What's being covered up?
880
00:40:30,667 --> 00:40:33,077
Why is this still
a national secret?
881
00:40:33,208 --> 00:40:35,288
♪ ♪
882
00:40:35,417 --> 00:40:38,247
Out there somewhere
is someone who could tell us
883
00:40:38,375 --> 00:40:41,955
exactly what happened
and cut away from the myth
884
00:40:42,083 --> 00:40:43,583
and let us know
885
00:40:43,708 --> 00:40:46,958
what the true story of
the Baker Street robbery was.
886
00:40:47,083 --> 00:40:48,833
♪ ♪
887
00:40:48,958 --> 00:40:51,828
This is
a real old school heist.
888
00:40:51,958 --> 00:40:54,128
It's the kind of case
that has been made into film.
889
00:40:54,125 --> 00:40:55,825
It's the kind of case
that's been written about.
890
00:40:55,958 --> 00:40:57,498
It grabs the imagination,
891
00:40:57,625 --> 00:40:59,535
not just because
of the daring,
892
00:40:59,708 --> 00:41:01,828
not just because
of how they did it
893
00:41:01,833 --> 00:41:04,173
and the technical ingenuity
they used,
894
00:41:04,292 --> 00:41:05,042
but also
because there are
895
00:41:05,208 --> 00:41:08,378
so many unanswered questions
even now,
896
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:12,130
and some won't be answered
until much later this century.
897
00:41:12,125 --> 00:41:13,915
♪ ♪
898
00:41:14,042 --> 00:41:17,172
The final tally stolen from
Lloyds Bank on Baker Street
899
00:41:17,167 --> 00:41:18,707
is said to be £8 million.
900
00:41:18,875 --> 00:41:21,745
That's $100 million today.
901
00:41:21,875 --> 00:41:24,075
Only a fraction of it
was ever recovered.
902
00:41:24,208 --> 00:41:26,918
But it's not the record haul
or even the bold planning
903
00:41:27,042 --> 00:41:28,962
that makes the heist memorable.
904
00:41:28,958 --> 00:41:31,878
These criminals
channeled Sherlock Holmes
905
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,630
and played a cat and mouse game
with Scotland Yard
906
00:41:34,750 --> 00:41:39,330
and won in one
of history's greatest heists.
907
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:41,500
♪ ♪
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